A
report on the Pusan International Film Festival, South Korea. Correspondent - Philip Chung.
Episode 2:
GIRL POWER!
Asian
American women filmmakers Alice Wu (SAVING FACE) and Fay Ann Lee (FALLING FOR GRACE). Reporter: Chanel Kong, with Annisa Kau.
Episode 3: THE
HONG KONG FILM ARCHIVE
A visit
to the Hong Kong Film Archive, interview with Archive Director Angela Tong, and a tour of the Production Designers' exhibition.
Roger Garcia, with guest host Mimi Chan.
Episode 4: OLIVIER
ASSAYAS
Chanel Kong interviews
one of France's most acclaimed film directors (IRMA VEP, CLEAN) who discusses his filmmaking and his earlier work as film
critic with Cahiers du Cinema.
Episode 5: CINEMA WITHOUT WALLS
Seasonal
stocking-stuffer look at international DVDs. A survey of favorite films, both known and lesser known.
Episode 6: CARTE POSTALE
A
report from Paris with visits to Cahiers du Cinema, Librairie Scaramouche, the Centre Pompidou, and a look at video art at
the Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris.
Episode 7: THE CHAIRMAN
Philip
Chung interviews Korean filmmaker Park Chul-soo (301/302, THE GREEN CHAIR) and his production venture, the New Cinema Network.
Episode 8: MAN WITH A CAMERA PANG HO-CHEUNG
Chanel Kong profiles one of Hong Kong cinema's leading young filmmakers and prolific writers, PANG Ho-cheung
whose films such as MEN SUDDENLY IN BLACK, ISABELLA, EXODUS and TRIVIAL MATTERS have gained acclaim and recognition.
Episode 9: LIVING VICARIOUSLY WITH AMIR MUHAMMAD
Amir is one of the leaders of the new indie Malaysian cinema that has received widespread international acclaim and
recognition. Roger Garcia caught up with him in Rotterdam.
Episode 10: SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL ASIAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL Chanel Kong talks to Taro Goto, Festival Assistant Director of the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival
about this year's line up.
Episode 11: PLANET B-BOY
Chanel
Kong talks to Benson Lee about his award-winning documentary PLANET B-BOY that explores the world of international b-boy competitions.
Find out why b-boys don't like the term breakdancing, and watch some of their best dance moves captured on film.
Episode 12: CINEMALAYA
Roving
reporter Christian Razukas visits Manila and interviews filmmakers and festival favorites at the Cinemalaya film festival
in the Philippines!
Episode 13: SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2008
Chanel Kong attends the press conference for the 51st San Francisco International Film Festival and learns about
this year's highlights from Executive Director Graham Leggat while Roger Garcia takes a look at some of the Asian films
in the program.
Episode 14 : READING CAHIERS
DU CINEMA
Chanel Kong interviews Jean-Michel
Frodon, Managing Editor of Cahiers du Cinema and later visits the offices of Cahiers in Paris. She discovers what it takes
to put a major film magazine together, and what makes Cahiers still the most important film magazine in the world.
Episode 15: GUESS WHO'S
COMING TO BERLINALE?
Roger Garcia
reports from the Berlin International Film Festival red carpet, and enjoys the violent Brazilian cop actioner ELITE SQUAD;
and the masterpiece of Koji Wakamatsu's career UNITED RED ARMY. And that's just for starters...
EPISODE 16: CONVERSATION WITH
SHERAD ANTHONY SANCHEZ
In
this season three closer, Roger Garcia meets Sherad Anthony Sanchez, the youngest feature film director int he Philippines
and talks about his film WOVEN STORIES OF THE OTHER, shamanism, regional politics, and Jacques Lacan.
